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  • Racing Around

    Stuart J. Murphy, Mike Reed

    Hardcover (Trophy Pr, Jan. 1, 2002)
    Even though his big brother and sister tell him that he is too young to enter the 15-kilometer bike race that follows Perimeter Path around the park, Mike knows that he can do it, especially with the help of a friend.
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  • Probably Pistachio

    Stuart J. Murphy, Marsha Winborn

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 25, 2000)
    Nothing goes right for Jack all day long. He can't find his favorite sneakers, he spills milk on his math homework, and worst of all, he gets tuna fish for lunch. Will things ever get better?Readers will learn how to tell when something is certain, more likely, less likely, or impossible as Jack keeps hoping his streak of bad luck will break. Maybe, just maybe, pistachio ice cream for dessert will do the trick. But will it happen? Considering how Jack's day has been going, PROBABLY NOT!
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  • Coyotes All Around

    Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 14, 2003)
    Clever Coyote thinks it's time for lunch –– and also time to show her friends how, with some simple rounding, she can add up numbers in her head. If only she were as good at hunting as she is at math!
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  • 100 Days of Cool

    Stuart J. Murphy, John Bendall-Brunello

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Dec. 23, 2003)
    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math -- and if you read his books, you'll start to see the fun in math, too.Most classrooms celebrate 100 days of school. But for Mrs. Lopez's class, it's 100 days of cool! Something new and cool is bound to happen every day, all the way from 1 to 100.
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  • Too Many Kangaroo Things to Do!: Multiplying

    Stuart J. Murphy, Kevin O'Malley

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Aug. 1, 1996)
    A surprise birthday party planned for a kangaroo by his friends provides many opportunities for the reader to add and multiply various things
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  • The Best Vacation Ever

    Stuart J. Murphy, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1997)
    A young girl uses data-collecting and problem-solving skills to determine where her family should go for a vacation
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  • A Fair Bear Share

    Stuart J. Murphy, John Speirs

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1998)
    Four bear cubs collect ingredients for a blueberry pie, counting and recounting them as their supply grows
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  • A Pair Of Socks

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lois Ehlert

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 19, 1996)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces pattern recognition as a sock searches the house for its lost mate.
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  • Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes: Level 2-three Dimensional Shapes

    Stuart J. Murphy, Remy Simard

    Library Binding
    Captain Invincible and his intrepid space-dog, Comet, are on a perilous journey back to Earth!Throughout their mission, the fearless captain and his canine sidekick encounter asteroids, poisonous gas, and alien beings. But will their knowledge of three-dimensional shapes, including cubes, cones, and pyramids, help our heroes navigate past these obstacles -- and make it safely home?

  • Spunky Monkeys on Parade

    Stuart J. Murphy, Lynne Woodcock Cravath

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Aug. 1, 1999)
    In the Monkey Day Parade, monkey majorettes, cyclists, tumblers, and band members create a spectacle as they move along in groups of two, three, and four
    K

  • Same Old Horse

    Stuart J. Murphy, Steve Bjorkman

    Paperback (HarperCollins, Aug. 23, 2005)
    Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories about math -- and if you read his books, you'll start to see the fun in math, too.Same Old HorseHankie wants to be unpredictable, but the other horses are sure he'll always be the same old Hankie. Someone's in for a surprise in this story about making predictions.
    K

  • The Sundae Scoop

    Stuart J. Murphy, Cynthia Jabar

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Dec. 24, 2002)
    Lauren, James, and Emily are helping Winnie the cafeteria lady serve up ice-cream sundaes at the school picnic. (Winnie's cat Marshmallow is helping, too.) With 2 flavors of ice cream, 2 different sauces, and 2 kinds of toppings, they can make everybody's favorite sundae. That is, until Lauren spills the sprinkles, and Marshmallow licks up the caramel! How many different combinations can you make from a certain number of items? This important math skill is easy to understand in a story kids will absolutely eat up.
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